gardening_kristi
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Transforming a lawn in the Philly 'burbs into an edible landscape & insect habitat. Growing new gardeners.
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If you use the food mill, you don't have the sifting, there is much less dust, and it goes so much faster.
December 5, 2025 at 11:22 AM
If you use the food mill, you don't have the sifting, there is much less dust, and it goes so much faster.
Aleppo Pepper is treated with oil and salt. After I make the flakes I rub a small amount of neutral oil and fine sea salt into the flakes, just enough to be absorbed. That's why they are shiny. If you use the food processor, half the time is spent sifting finished flakes from too large flakes. 1/
December 5, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Aleppo Pepper is treated with oil and salt. After I make the flakes I rub a small amount of neutral oil and fine sea salt into the flakes, just enough to be absorbed. That's why they are shiny. If you use the food processor, half the time is spent sifting finished flakes from too large flakes. 1/
I am so sorry for forgetting the ALT text. There are four photos showing the finished chili flakes in jars, the finished chili flakes, close up, on a spoon, after they were treated with oil and salt, as is traditional, the food mill I use for making chili flakes, and two bowls of dehydrated peppers.
December 4, 2025 at 8:17 PM
I am so sorry for forgetting the ALT text. There are four photos showing the finished chili flakes in jars, the finished chili flakes, close up, on a spoon, after they were treated with oil and salt, as is traditional, the food mill I use for making chili flakes, and two bowls of dehydrated peppers.
One time a guy at a bagel shop called me "homie." I asked, "Did you just call me homie?" He shrugged. "Everyone's my homie." And I still smile about being this guy's homie, even though I moved away from that place years ago.
December 3, 2025 at 6:06 PM
One time a guy at a bagel shop called me "homie." I asked, "Did you just call me homie?" He shrugged. "Everyone's my homie." And I still smile about being this guy's homie, even though I moved away from that place years ago.
The Chairman was good at melting. He was an average sized cat of average weight, but when fully relaxed he had the inertia of 50 pounds of hot wet leather in a garbage bag. Gravity increased. Bones disappeared. No being on the planet could relax as completely.
December 3, 2025 at 5:42 PM
The Chairman was good at melting. He was an average sized cat of average weight, but when fully relaxed he had the inertia of 50 pounds of hot wet leather in a garbage bag. Gravity increased. Bones disappeared. No being on the planet could relax as completely.
They are art. I made an art meme of The Chairman a few years ago. He melted, like time itself.
December 3, 2025 at 5:10 PM
They are art. I made an art meme of The Chairman a few years ago. He melted, like time itself.
They're *touching* ♥️
December 2, 2025 at 11:30 PM
They're *touching* ♥️
My parents don't text, don't have cell phones, etc, so I get an "off schedule" call and assume the worst to get a question about setting a timer on the stove. 🤦♀️
December 2, 2025 at 3:30 AM
My parents don't text, don't have cell phones, etc, so I get an "off schedule" call and assume the worst to get a question about setting a timer on the stove. 🤦♀️
We swear by Dr. Elsey's Cat Attract or Ultra. They're awesome. Low dust. No weird scent. Cats love the litter.
December 2, 2025 at 3:27 AM
We swear by Dr. Elsey's Cat Attract or Ultra. They're awesome. Low dust. No weird scent. Cats love the litter.
Pedipalps, the biceps of (some) arthropods. 😍
December 1, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Pedipalps, the biceps of (some) arthropods. 😍
I grow a few varieties every year and blend them together. There is no strategy regarding flavor. It's about varieties I've had an easier time growing over the years. Magyar does well for me. I grow the paprika peppers in the native soil here, clay.
December 1, 2025 at 8:35 AM
I grow a few varieties every year and blend them together. There is no strategy regarding flavor. It's about varieties I've had an easier time growing over the years. Magyar does well for me. I grow the paprika peppers in the native soil here, clay.
There are many pepper varieties traditionally selected for paprika making: Magyar, Szeged, Alma, Leutschauer, Feher Ozon, Basque, Pimenton, there are many!
December 1, 2025 at 1:35 AM
There are many pepper varieties traditionally selected for paprika making: Magyar, Szeged, Alma, Leutschauer, Feher Ozon, Basque, Pimenton, there are many!
Show those two to the carpool lane! It's a High Occupancy Vehicle. 😅
December 1, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Show those two to the carpool lane! It's a High Occupancy Vehicle. 😅
My husband grinds enough beans every night for two pots of coffee the next day. We are fully caffeinated around here. 😅 That being said, I dislike the noise the burr grinder makes, especially in the evening. He announces, "RUCKUS!" and then he grinds, as not to surprise anyone with sudden noise.
November 30, 2025 at 3:21 PM
My husband grinds enough beans every night for two pots of coffee the next day. We are fully caffeinated around here. 😅 That being said, I dislike the noise the burr grinder makes, especially in the evening. He announces, "RUCKUS!" and then he grinds, as not to surprise anyone with sudden noise.
I enjoyed Blackout and All Clear more than the Doomsday Book.
November 29, 2025 at 3:08 PM
I enjoyed Blackout and All Clear more than the Doomsday Book.
I enjoy the plot ideas in her novels about Oxford Time Travel but it annoys me to no end that in the "Oxford Present Time" where there is time travel, characters are constantly physically chasing each other around as if no more efficient means of communication exists.
November 29, 2025 at 3:07 PM
I enjoy the plot ideas in her novels about Oxford Time Travel but it annoys me to no end that in the "Oxford Present Time" where there is time travel, characters are constantly physically chasing each other around as if no more efficient means of communication exists.
I've read this book and others by Connie Willis. Did you enjoy it?
November 29, 2025 at 1:35 PM
I've read this book and others by Connie Willis. Did you enjoy it?
Yay! Best wishes! Pink nose! 🩷
November 29, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Yay! Best wishes! Pink nose! 🩷
Two days after moving here, I discovered the patio screen door open wide enough for the cats to escape and all three cats in the neighbor's yard. It was a mystery until I saw the door opening cat sink her claws into the screen, pull the door open, and waltz outside a few days later. We got a lock.
November 28, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Two days after moving here, I discovered the patio screen door open wide enough for the cats to escape and all three cats in the neighbor's yard. It was a mystery until I saw the door opening cat sink her claws into the screen, pull the door open, and waltz outside a few days later. We got a lock.
One of my cats was able to open closed doors. She would jump, grasp the handle, and jiggle while throwing her body against the door. Sometimes she opened the door quickly. Sometimes it took her a while. She never gave up. And she weighed 7 lbs. She was the ruler of the house. Boss of all of us. 😅
November 28, 2025 at 1:18 PM
One of my cats was able to open closed doors. She would jump, grasp the handle, and jiggle while throwing her body against the door. Sometimes she opened the door quickly. Sometimes it took her a while. She never gave up. And she weighed 7 lbs. She was the ruler of the house. Boss of all of us. 😅
♥️♥️♥️ I miss the sound of a cat purring, and affectionate biscuits. How lovely!
November 28, 2025 at 7:14 AM
♥️♥️♥️ I miss the sound of a cat purring, and affectionate biscuits. How lovely!
We watched Andor, the Star Wars series. I have no idea what is going on in that show and I think all the characters are pretty bad, so I'll probably stay kidnapped.
November 27, 2025 at 8:40 AM
We watched Andor, the Star Wars series. I have no idea what is going on in that show and I think all the characters are pretty bad, so I'll probably stay kidnapped.